One year after it started printing in Peoria, the State Journal-Register is getting rid of its press.Publisher Walt Lafferty put the staff on notice more than a week ago, imposing parking restrictions...

During a June 13 demonstration organized by the national animal rights organization Mercy For Animals, downtown Springfield commuters might have caught a glimpse of an interesting sight: a 10-foot-lon...

Drew Costic, who is attempting to become an Eagle Scout of Troop 97, has recently started an instrument donation drive for students of Springfield elementary schools. Donations can be made in the form...

Thirty years ago, on June 7, 1982, the Central Illinois Foodbank started its outreach with just one ton of apple cobbler in an empty warehouse. Today, the Springfield-based charity reaches 21 counties...

When Illinois abolished the death penalty in 2010, it left a big pool of money that had previously been used to ensure people charged with capital crimes got fair trials. Totaling almost $17.8 million...